Developments in Medical Field
An important field of application of textile in medicine has been developed such as wound care and preventing chronic wounds. Bandages and wound dressings are most commonly used because they are affordable and reusable. The medical textile should have bio-compatibility, flexibility and strength. In surgical dressings the "sorbagon" dressings are innovated to produce more comfort in the dressing of wounds. Some of the super absorbent polymers are innovated, which includes polyacrylate and sodium acrylate are made to improve the absorbency of the fibres. The recently developed calcium alginate.
The term medical textile literally means textile used for medical purposes. Textile apart from being a vital part human life is long since been used in medical field, though the term has been coined very recently. Textile materials have wide range propertiessuch as flexibility, elasticity, strength etc. Textiles used for medical purposes should be non-allergic, non-carcinogenic, non-toxic, and antistatic in nature, optimum fatigue endurance, bio-compatibility, flame proof, dyes must be non irritant. An important and growing part of the textile industry is the medical and related health care and hygiene sectors. The extent of the growth is due to the constant improvements and innovations in both textile technology and medical procedures..............
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Globalization
a) What is globalization, and what are some of the traditional international trade theories that support the concept of globalization?
Globalization is basically labor organizers, journalists, academics, and social activists all working together. People all around the world are more connected today than yesterday. Information and money can be transferred at the snap of a finger. Goods and services produced in China can be in the US the very next business day. Some of the traditional international trade theories which support globalization include theories of free trade, comparative advantage, trade liberalization, and neoliberalism
b) List the major drivers of globalization and give three examples of each.
Three major drivers of globalization would be technology and communication, trade barriers, and social changes. Improved means of communication such as the internet, fax and cell phones have made the world a smaller placeto live in. Transcon flights, shipping lines, improved rail, and road network across borders have made the world so small that people hop from one country to another easily. With the use of internet and ecommerce, documents are now being shared and distributed across borders within split seconds. Trade barriers have been reduced and are shifting from closed end economy to open end economy. Countries are more dependent on each other than ever before. Instead of producing everything, they focus on their own strengths in manufacturing. NAFTA is an example of the reorganization of countries which act in cooperation with each other rather than being a closed end economy. Countries like the United States are more dependent on developing economies like India for outsourcing services like information technology at more economical prices and better quality. The average customer is now more informed, has greater purchasing power and has better knowledge of superior products and services worldwide....
Globalization is basically labor organizers, journalists, academics, and social activists all working together. People all around the world are more connected today than yesterday. Information and money can be transferred at the snap of a finger. Goods and services produced in China can be in the US the very next business day. Some of the traditional international trade theories which support globalization include theories of free trade, comparative advantage, trade liberalization, and neoliberalism
b) List the major drivers of globalization and give three examples of each.
Three major drivers of globalization would be technology and communication, trade barriers, and social changes. Improved means of communication such as the internet, fax and cell phones have made the world a smaller placeto live in. Transcon flights, shipping lines, improved rail, and road network across borders have made the world so small that people hop from one country to another easily. With the use of internet and ecommerce, documents are now being shared and distributed across borders within split seconds. Trade barriers have been reduced and are shifting from closed end economy to open end economy. Countries are more dependent on each other than ever before. Instead of producing everything, they focus on their own strengths in manufacturing. NAFTA is an example of the reorganization of countries which act in cooperation with each other rather than being a closed end economy. Countries like the United States are more dependent on developing economies like India for outsourcing services like information technology at more economical prices and better quality. The average customer is now more informed, has greater purchasing power and has better knowledge of superior products and services worldwide....
Global Technology In Asia
One of the defining technologies of our time is the cell phone. While from a superficial perspective this device appears to be little more than a mobile extension of existing phone technologies, in reality it has transformed communications on a planetary scale with cell phones having become commonplace and comparatively inexpensive in countries from the industrial West to those of the developing world.
This essay will examine cell phone technology with a particular emphasis upon its relationship to the processes of globalization. It will be argued that this technology is symbolic of both the promise and the problems of globalization. Today cell phone technology is being innovated in not only the West but also in East and South Asia. This being said, in many respects this technology continues to reflect its Western origins and is indicative of the expansion of Western paradigms of science, technology andproduction - at the expense of potential alternatives - on a global scale.
The Essentials of Cell Phone Technology
While cell phones are today commonplace around the world, it must be acknowledged that the origins of cell phone technology ultimately lie in North America and, in particular, in the context of capitalist market forces demanding a two-way communications technology that was also highly mobile. A variety of technologies were innovated to meet this demand - such as the Citizen's Band radios of the 1970s - but these proved to be limited in terms of privacy and range. It was this demand that led the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reallocate what had been designated television broadcast channels for cellular radio service in the late 1970s.
This essay will examine cell phone technology with a particular emphasis upon its relationship to the processes of globalization. It will be argued that this technology is symbolic of both the promise and the problems of globalization. Today cell phone technology is being innovated in not only the West but also in East and South Asia. This being said, in many respects this technology continues to reflect its Western origins and is indicative of the expansion of Western paradigms of science, technology andproduction - at the expense of potential alternatives - on a global scale.
The Essentials of Cell Phone Technology
While cell phones are today commonplace around the world, it must be acknowledged that the origins of cell phone technology ultimately lie in North America and, in particular, in the context of capitalist market forces demanding a two-way communications technology that was also highly mobile. A variety of technologies were innovated to meet this demand - such as the Citizen's Band radios of the 1970s - but these proved to be limited in terms of privacy and range. It was this demand that led the U.S. Federal Communications Commission to reallocate what had been designated television broadcast channels for cellular radio service in the late 1970s.
Converging Technologies
The complex web of the global information grid will undergo explosive changes over the
coming decades. As advances in science and technology converge, a myriad array of
discoveries in biotechnology, nanotechnology and information technology will produce
unpredictable effects that must be accounted for in any estimate of what the world will
look like in this future. A strategically important feature of this world will be the
emerging trend of information warfare. Though still immature at present day, this trend
will become increasingly dominant in the years to come. The information warfare of tomorrow will be radically different from its prototype today. No longer will it be confined to the mainframes of the Internet or to corporate databases: the battleground of the future will draw into its scope the scientific advances being made today in bio- and nano- technologies. The divisionsbetween man and machine will blur.
Futurists Alvin and Heidi Toffler mapped the evolution of society in three progressive
‘waves’: the agrarian, industrial, and information stages of development. These transitions revolutionized the very foundations of modern society. We are now witnessing the convergence of technologies catalyzed by the information age. We have traversed the crest of the Third Wave, and will witness in the 21st century a synthesis of...
Modern Living
Modern Living Has Made The People Weak
Modern living has made people of India weak, unhealthy and disease prone...Modern living means adopting the western culture, smoking, drinking, eating pizzas and burgers, etc.Also working at night times in a BPO or a Call Centre is now a days modern living.....But this makes u obese and also mentally sick as scientifically it is proved that brain automatically relaxes...So the people working in the companies become mentally ill and sick......Now don't we see teens and adults smoking in shops, in parties, on roads....It is because of maybe stress or even peer pressure......But smoking reduces 13.9% of the life.....Isn't this unhealthy?Smoking also causes many types of cancers such as lung cancer and stomach cancer....Don't we see obese people around us?Actually the number of obese people has increased....It is because most of them eat junk food regularly and some of them twice or thrice a week............
People have all got influenced bythe western styles and now are getting lazier ....people doing night duties dont get proper sleep and hence leading to sleep disorders .....also the busy life of people has made them jump to a easier way of living ...ie eating the junk or packed food which is full of preservatives nowadays a walk in the garden has come to a run on the treadmill...You want to go bicycling..........well go to the gym and thats the way it goes ...exercise is not only for burning fats and carbohydrates but for getting in touch with the fresh morning air which keeps u active the whole day,,,,,,,,, it is affecting ,all the people are trying to turn their simple life into sophisticated living.Of course the modern living is directly affecting the people.Now, due to easy availability of many consumer items in the market attracts each and every consumer and they try to procure the item either by spending their saving or taking loan from the banks etc. Both ways the money circulation in the market increases resulting...
Modern living has made people of India weak, unhealthy and disease prone...Modern living means adopting the western culture, smoking, drinking, eating pizzas and burgers, etc.Also working at night times in a BPO or a Call Centre is now a days modern living.....But this makes u obese and also mentally sick as scientifically it is proved that brain automatically relaxes...So the people working in the companies become mentally ill and sick......Now don't we see teens and adults smoking in shops, in parties, on roads....It is because of maybe stress or even peer pressure......But smoking reduces 13.9% of the life.....Isn't this unhealthy?Smoking also causes many types of cancers such as lung cancer and stomach cancer....Don't we see obese people around us?Actually the number of obese people has increased....It is because most of them eat junk food regularly and some of them twice or thrice a week............
People have all got influenced bythe western styles and now are getting lazier ....people doing night duties dont get proper sleep and hence leading to sleep disorders .....also the busy life of people has made them jump to a easier way of living ...ie eating the junk or packed food which is full of preservatives nowadays a walk in the garden has come to a run on the treadmill...You want to go bicycling..........well go to the gym and thats the way it goes ...exercise is not only for burning fats and carbohydrates but for getting in touch with the fresh morning air which keeps u active the whole day,,,,,,,,, it is affecting ,all the people are trying to turn their simple life into sophisticated living.Of course the modern living is directly affecting the people.Now, due to easy availability of many consumer items in the market attracts each and every consumer and they try to procure the item either by spending their saving or taking loan from the banks etc. Both ways the money circulation in the market increases resulting...
SCIENCE IS BOON OR CURSE?
Humans are the most advanced and intelligent species in the universe, their greatest work is Science.
The word science comes through the Old French, and is derived from the Latin word scientia for knowledge.
Science is reasoned-based analysis of sensation upon our awareness. As such, the scientific method cannot deduce anything about the realm of reality that is beyond what is observable by existing or theoretical means. When a manifestation of our reality previously considered supernatural is understood in the terms of causes and consequences, it acquires a scientific explanation.Science is the branch of knowledge dealing with people and the understanding we have of our environment and how it works.Humans incessantly explore experiment, create, and examine the world. This urge to know more and explore the unexplored has given birth to the field called science. The active process by which physical, biological, and chemicaloccurrences are studied is known as science .The origin of science has been lost in the mists of time.Science- this single word itself has a lot to say. Science has truly been the burning topic of the century. Today, you just need to think about any sector and the word science will surely come up. Science technology has made an immense impact on nearly every sphere of daily life. Science plays a major role in today’s society.Science has made life easier for man. Thanks to science we can travel from one corner of the world to another within seconds. Transportation has become a million times easier due to science and technology.Many of our problems have been solved because of Science. Inventions like Telephone, Internet, Mobile help in communicating over long ranges, Through telecommunication and technology science has brought the world closer. Today a man in India can communicate through the internet to a person in another nook of the world. Science has truly made us...
Modern Living Has Made The People Of Nepal Weak And Unhealthy
MODERN LIVING HAS MADE THE PEOPLE OF Nepal WEAK, UNHEALTHY AND DISEASE PRONE
FOR THE MOTION
I strongly support the statement that modern living has made the people of Nepal weak, unhealthy and disease prone. Today’s life is full of stress, tension, pressures and worries. These begin right from the stage a child is admitted to school. The atmosphere of competition, hurried life, uncertainty of future prospects, doubts about success, possibilities of failure, etc, cause stress on human mind. I submit that with one’s growth these maladies also grow.I strongly feel that what we eat and how we live are major factors for making us weak and diseases prone. Adulteration, impurities of food articles, irregularity in taking food, wrong habits and eating fly exposed foods prepared in markets really make us weak and disease prone. I strongly believe that fast life with full of air, water and sound pollution is a quick road to disease. Smoke, sound and contaminated water tend to make us catch the...........................!!!
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